Downtown Seoul
Historic and social center of Seoul, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the original city center of Seoul. For other two sub-centers later developed in the 1970s, see Gangnam and Yeouido.
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Downtown Seoul (Korean: 서울 도심, 서울 도심부, 서울 시내), also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro. For its time-honored and unique geographic status in Seoul, the downtown is usually just called 'The Central Business District (Seoul CBD)', or sometimes 'Gwanghwamun Business District' for the outstanding landmark 'Gwanghwamun' at the heart of it.
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Downtown Seoul
서울 도심 | |
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Nicknames: Seoul Central Business District, Sadaemun-An | |
Coordinates: 37.5722099°N 126.9768146°E / 37.5722099; 126.9768146 (Downtown Seoul) | |
Country | South Korea |
City | Seoul Special City |
Area | |
• Total | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 106,162 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 서울 도심, 서울 시내 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seoul dosim, Seoul sinae |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul toshim, Sŏul shinae |
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